An open letter to the Presidential candidate, Senator John McCain.

Dear John (I hope I can call you John, as I feel I know you well, though we’ve never formally met):

I know that you and your advisers believe that you’ve already made the right choice for running mate, but I thought it was worth a shot throwing my own hat into the ring, just in case you need an alternate anytime soon.

Below I’ve outlined the top 10 reasons why I should be the next Vice Presidential Candidate of the United States of America, on the McCain Republican ticket.

Reason #10) I occassionally throw plastic bags from the grocery store in the garbage instead of recycling them. Unfortunately I do not believe that our current environmental issues have developed without human intervention, but I think my obvious disdain for environmental concerns should at least put me at par with Governor Palin.

Reason #9) I can be giddy as a school-girl in all kinds of circumstances. I know I may never rise to the level of smearing a fellow colleague on live radio, however, so that might be something I have to work on.

Reason #8) I have worked on several political campaigns! I’ve handed out stickers at homecoming parades, thrown campaign signs on unsuspecting lawns, and ghost written letters to the editor for family and friends (who of course sent them promptly to the local newspaper, just as I had planned!). Heck I even got paid to work as a field representative for a gubernatorial candidate in my state (well, he lost the election, but that shouldn’t matter right?). Of course I’m not a governor, nor have I ever really held any elected office, but I should think my experience with small-state elections should be enough to woo the American female, especially the single mothers, not to mention all those soccer moms who have never dreamed of working on a state gubernatorial campaign like I have.

Reason #7) I have not held an elected political office, so I can never be accused of having abused my political powers. I mean, how could the American people possibly ever believe that I would abuse my political office when I’ve never actually held a political position yet! See what I mean?!

Reason #6) I have been known to make promises to people and then not keep them. Of course I haven’t been able to break huge promises about million dollar projects like, for example, the Bridge to Nowhere, but I know the American people will understand and recognize that these are really parallel experiences.

See the rest of my Top 10 Reasons at: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1240882-running-mate.